Multilipstick holder



July 19, 1949. N. c. HEYMAN MULTILIPSTICK HOLDER 2 Shee ts-Sheet 1 FiledJan. 21, 1946 INVENTOR o/aswm BY 2 A I TORNEY I July 19, 1949.

Filed Jan. 21, 1946 N. C. HEYMAN MULTILIPSTICK'HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR Patented July 19, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEMULTILIPSTICK HOLDER Nicholas C. Hcyman, New York, N. Y.

Application January 21, 1946, Serial No. 642,491

8 Claims.

This invention relates to multi-lipstick holders.

An object of this invention is to provide a multilipstick holdercontaining a plurality of lipsticks with a single propelling means forselectively projecting one or more of the lipsticks.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described having means for projecting the lipsticks to aposition for use upon rotation of a knob, and means to release eachprojected lipstick by a single movement permitting the same to drop bygravity back into the holder.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a device of thecharacter described, means to project the lipstick from the holder,including a worm, the construction being such that when the lipstick isfully projected it is not forced against any stop, thereby preventingdamage to the assembly and parts.

Yet another object of this invention is to pro.- vide in a device of thecharacter described, means to project the lipsticks in a substantiallystraight line without sagging or rocking of the lipstick .on its way up.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a lipstick holderof the character described so shaped that it may be readily gripped bythree fingers, thereby making the device con-. venient for use.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described having means for locking each lipstick in its downor inoperative position, so that it will not fall or drop in case thedevice is turned upside down.

Yet a further object of this invention is to pro.- vide in a device ofthe character described, a control handle for each lipstick, saidhandles each including a part which may be colored to match the color ofthe lipstick with which it is associated.

Still another object of this invention is to pro! vide a compact anddurable device of the character described which shall be relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, which may be readily assembled, which shallcomprise few and simple parts, which shall be attractive in appearance,and which shall be practical and eflicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described,

2 and of which the scope of application will be indicated in thefollowing claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is an axial cross-sectional view of a device embodying theinvention taken on line il of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the lipstick shells;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the lipstick holder with the coverthereon;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the cover;

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the device em! bodying the invention;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of said improved device with the coverremoved; and

Fig. 9 is a side view of the case with one lipstick projected.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I0 designates a multi-lipstickholder embodying the invention. The same comprises a case II and a coverl3 fitted thereover. The case ll comprises a body [4. Said body isgenerally tubular in shape. It has a top wall l8 formed with a centralthrough opening I9 and with three similar circular openings 20equiangularly disposed about the central opening, and equally spacedradially from said central opening. Each opening 20 is formed with ashallow counter-bore 2| at its upper end.

Said body l4 comprises three part-cylindrical walls 22 concentric withthe openings 20. The walls 22 are interconnected by web portions 23having inwardly curved outer surfaces 23a. The web portions 23 haveinner surfaces 231) which are part of a cylindrical surface. At thelower end of the case, the web portions 23 are counterbored to forminner part-cylindrical surfaces 25 of greater diameter than the surfaces23b. Each web is furthermore formed with an under shoulder 26 betweensurfaces 23b and 25, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Spaced above the lower end surface 21 of the body, the walls 22 are eachformed with an arcuate slot 28, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.The slots 28 are similar and located below the shoulders 26, as shown inFig. 1.

Contacting the under-surface 21 of the body is a bottom plate 30 toclose the lower open end of the body. The plate 30 is formed with analled within the surface 25. It further comprises a lower portion 35 ofgreater diameter forming a shoulder or flange contacting the undersideof plate 30. The outer edge 35a .of

portion 35 is preferably knurled. Member 33 is,

furthermore formed with an axial through opening 36 substantiallysimilar in diameter to opening l9 in the top wall I8. Extending throughopening 36 and projecting upwardly through the body and into opening l9is a shaft 46. The lower end of the shaft may be riveted over theundersurface of the knob and fixed thereto in any suitable manner. Theupper end of 'the shaft may be riveted over the top wall l8. The upperend of the shaft however, is journalled in opening I9, sothat uponrotation of the knob, the shaft 40 will rotate therewith. The knob isheld in contact with the plate 30 by the upper riveted end of shaft 40.

On shaft-46 is a worm42. The'worm may be in the form of a helical wireor round rod welded or otherwise secured to the shaft. The worm wire 42extends from the knob 34 to a point spaced below the end surface ma oftop wall l8. At the upper end of the worm 42 is a helical washer 43,welded, soldered or otherwise secured to the shaft, and disposed aboutthe shaft, and being formed with a radial slot 43a adjacent the upperend of wire 42, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. It will be notedthat the upper surface of the knob is spaced below the shoulders 26 asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. 1

Within the body are three shells 50. Each shell extends through one of.the openings 20 as shown in the drawing, and is disposed longitudinallyof the body. Each shell 50 comprises a cylindrical tube l"formed withdiametrically opposed longitudinal slots 52. One end of each slot isspacedfrom the lower edge 52a of the tube and extends to the opposite orupper end 53. The upper end 53 of each tube is rolled outwardly to forman annular lip. Attached to 50 the underside of each tube is a diametricrod 54 somewhat offset angularly with respect to the slots 52. Eachrod54rextends beyond one side of the tube *as at 55 and is provided with aball handle 56 at its outer end. Ball 56 has a socket 86 to receiveoneend of rod 54. Each shell 50 is rotatably mounted within the case.The upper outwardly rolled lip 53 is received in the counterbore 2|; Thelower end of each shell is disposed somewhat above the knob 33 but belowshoulders 26. The rods 54 each project through one of the slots 28. Eachball 56 is disposed at the outside of the casing or body. Each shellthus has limited oscillatory movement about its axis within the case.

Slidably mounted within each shell is a cup or lipstick holder 60. Thecup 60 has a, bottom wall 6| and an upstanding cylindrical wall 62. Thecylindrical wall 62 is formed with a pair of diametrically opposedopenings 63 through which there extends a rod or wire 64 spaced somewhatabove the bottom wall 6|. One end 64a of the rod extends into one of theslots 52 whereas the opposite end 64b extends through the other slot 52,and projects therebeyond generallytoward 4 shaft 40. When the ball 56 ofone of the rods 54 is atthe right end of its slot 28, as shown in Fig.2, the projecting end 64b of rod 64 will be substantially radiallydisposed with respect to the 5 axis of shaft 40. In such position shouldthe knob 33 be rotated, the projecting end 6412 will be engaged by theworm 42 for raising-the cup 60. A lipstick L may be mounted within thecup by inserting the lower end of the lipstick into the cup. Rotation ofthe knob in a clockwise direction, looking at Fig. 2, will raise anylipstick associated with a shell, where the ball 56 is at the right endof slot 28. Upon moving the ball 56 to the left end of slot 23, the end64b thereof will be swung away beyond the path of 'the worm wire 42 sothat rotation of the knob will not affect the lipstick associated withthat ball.

It will 'now be understood that the lipstick to be projected uponturning knob 33 may be selected upon .properly manipulating the balls56. Rotation of the knob to raise a lipstick will not operate to moverod end 64b away from V shaft 40 because rod portion contacts an end ofslot 28.

Either one, two or all of the lipsticks may be projected at once. Whenmore than one lipstick 7 are preset to be raised, said lipsticks will beraised one in advance of the other.

wil1 -travel upwardly until it rides through 4311 and over the helicalWasher 43. As the knob is rotated, said end 64b will drop through slot43a onto the worm and then again up through said slot'and over thewasher, and so on, so that no matter how much the knob is turned, theend 641) will not be forced against any stop and therefore cannotbe bentor damaged.

sary tomove the ball 56 of that lipstick to disengage the end 6411 fromthe worm, thereby permitting the lipstickto drop by gravity down intothe casing. When a lipstick drops, the rod 54 may be rotated to such anextent that the lower end 64b will engage. beneath one of the shoulders26 so that should the device be turned upside down, the lipstick willnot drop.

The cover I3 has a side wall l3a corresponding to the outer surface ofthe body [4 and it may be formed with a top somewhat conical or taperedwall l3b. Although the device is shown as pro vided with threelipsticks, any suitable number of such lipsticks may be shown. The factthat rod 64 has two projecting ends within the two slots 52 preventsturning of the thimble or cup within the shell. Although a wire has beenshown to provide a Worm, it will be clear that any suitable worm may beprovided for the'center shaft.

In operation, the user of the device removesthe cover and makes a choiceof the shade of lipstick she desires. To raise the lipstick, she pushesthe ball pusher on the outside of the case to the right, and startsturning the lower knob. Such movement causes the lipstick to rise. Whenshe is finished, she moves the ball pusher to the left. Such movementdisengages the holder pin 64b from the worm and the lipstick drops downinto the case. When the lipstick is down in the case, she turns thepusher a trifle more to. the left and such movement locks the lipstickin the case so that it cannot fall out when the case is turned upsidedown.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a 76 device in which theseveral objects of this inven- Upon raising one of the lipsticks, theend 6417-.

In order to drop the projected lipstick, it is merely neces-- tion areachieved, and which is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practicaluse.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described y inven ion I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. A multi-lipstick device comprising a case, a central Worm rotatablymounted within said case, a knob at the lower end of the worm forrotating the same, a plurality of shells within said case extendinglongitudinally of the worm, said case being formed with an arcuate slotadjacent each shell, a member fixed to each shell and projecting throughone of said slots whereby said shell may be oscillated through a limitedangle, a lipstick holder slidably mounted within each shell, each shellbeing formed with a longitudinal slot, and means on each holderprojecting into said slot and engageable with said worm when said shellis in one angular position thereof and being out of the path of saidworm when said shell is in another angular position.

2. A multi-lipstick device comprising a case, a central worm rotatablymounted within said case, a knob at the lower end of the worm forrotating the same, a plurality of shells within said case extendinglongitudinally of the Worm, said case being formed with an arcuate slotadjacent each shell, a member fixed to each shell and projecting throughone of said slots whereby said shell may be oscillated through a limitedangle, a lipstick holder slidably mounted within each shell, each shellbeing formed with a longitudinal slot, and means on each holderprojecting into said slot and engageable with said worm when said shellis in one angular position thereof and being out of the path of saidworm when said shell is in another angular position, said case havingshoulders adapted to be engaged by the worm engaging means of thelipstick holder to keep the lipsticks from falling should the case beturned upside down.

3. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality ofpart-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said casehaving a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openingsconcentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed atthe lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knobrotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaftfixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably receivedwithin the central opening of said top Wall, a worm on said shaft, aplurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell beingreceived within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall,means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, and means on eachsupporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm.

4. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality ofpart-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said casehaving a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openingsconcentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed atthe lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knobrotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaftfixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably receivedwithin the central openingof said top wall, a worm on said shaft, aplurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell beingreceived within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall,means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, and means on eachsupporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm, each supportingmeans'being slidable within its shell, and means on each shellprojecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis.

5. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality ofpart-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said casehaving a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openingsconcentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed atthe lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knobrotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaftfixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably receivedwithin the central opening of said top wall, a worm on said shaft, aplurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell beingreceived within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall,means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, means on eachsupporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm, each supportingmeans being slidable within its shell, and means on each shellprojecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis,said worm terminating below the under surface of said top wall.

6. A multi-lipstick holder comprising a case formed with a plurality ofpart-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said casehaving a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openingsconcentric with said partcylindrical portions, said webs being formed atthe lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knobrotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaftfixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably receivedwithin the central opening of said top wall, a worm on said shaft, aplurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell beingreceived within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall,means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, means on eachsupporting means adapted to be engaged by said worm, each supportingmeans being slidable within its shell, and means on each shellprojecting from said case for oscillating said shell about its axis,said worm terminating below the undersurface of said top wall, said webseach being formed with an undershoulder, and the worm engaging means oneach lipstick support means being adapted to be engaged with one of saidshoulders to prevent the lipstick from falling should the case be turnedupside down.

7. A multi-lipstiok holder comprising a case formed with a plurality ofpart-cylindrical portions interconnected by web portions, said casehaving a top wall formed with a central opening, and with openingsconcentric with said part-cylindrical portions, said webs being formedat the lower ends thereof with part-cylindrical inner surfaces, a knobrotatably mounted within said inner part-cylindrical surfaces, a shaftfixed to the knob, the upper end of the shaft being rotatably receivedwithin the central opening of said top wall, a worm on said shaft, aplurality of shells within said case, the upper end of each shell beingreceived within one of said plurality of openings in said top wall,means within each shell adapted to support a lipstick, means'on eachsupporting means adapted to'be engaged by said worm, each vsupportingmeans being slidable within its shell, means on each shell projectingfrom said case for oscillating said shell about its axis, said wormterminating below the undersurface of said top wall, said webs eachbeing formed with an undershoulder, and the worm engaging means on eachlipstick support means being adapted to be engaged with one of saidshoulders to prevent the lipstick from falling should the case be turnedupside down, and a helical washer at the upper end of the worm formedwith a radial slot.

8. A'device of the character described comprising a case, a shelloscillatably mounted therein, a lipstick holder slidably mounted in theshell, a worm parallel to the shell and rotatably mounted in saidcasing, means on said holder adapted to engage said worm in one angularposition of said shell about its axis, and said means being free of saidworm in another angular position of said shell about its axis, said casehavinga slot, and a handle fixed to said shell and projecting throughsaid slot whereby movement of the handle will oscillate said shell.

NICHOLAS C. HEYMAN.

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